Space Coast Area Transit
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| Parent | Brevard County |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | 401 South Varr Avenue Cocoa, Florida |
| Locale | Melbourne, Florida |
| Service area | Brevard County, Florida |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit, vanpool |
| Routes | 16 |
| Stations | 2 |
| Chief executive | James Liesenfelt |
| Website | 321transit |
Space Coast Area Transit is the public transit system serving the communities in Brevard County, Florida.
In 2021, Space Coast Area Transit will undergo a rebranding effort with the name of the system changing to 321Transit as an homage to the countdown sequence that has launched numerous spacecraft from Cape Canaveral.
History
Space Coast Area Transit was formed in 1985 as a replacement for two competing bus services in Brevard County; Brevard Transportation Authority and Consolidated Agencies Transportation System, both of which refused to cooperate with each other, and often got into territorial and service disputes.[1]
The system budgeted $6.9 million for operations in 2010. It collected $2.1 million in passenger fees, The rest comes from federal and state grants, and contributions from two cities.[2]
In 2014, from 1 to 2% of residents rode the bus daily.[3]
Route list
There are 19[clarification needed] fixed bus routes running Monday through Saturday, with most routes running on an hourly basis. The 4, 9, and 21 routes run on Sundays.[4]
- 1 Titusville / Viera
- 2 Titusville
- 3 Merritt Island
- 4 Hwy 520 Connector
- 5 Mims / Titusville
- 6 Cocoa / Rockledge
- 7 Rockledge / Viera
- 8 West Cocoa
- 9 Cape / Cocoa Beach
- 20 Heritage / West Melbourne
- 21 Downtown Melbourne
- 22 South Palm Bay
- 23 West Palm Bay
- 24 Melbourne / Eau Gallie
- 25 Palm Bay Connector
- 26 South Beach
- 27 East Palm Bay
- 28 North Melbourne
- 29 Melbourne / Viera
- 32 Dial-A-Bus
- 33 Eau Gallie Art District (Temporary Route)
References
- ^ History of the Space Coarst Area Transit
- ^ Neale, Rick (17 March 2010). "County bus service faces $1 M deficit". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A–2A.
- ^ Berman, Dave (January 16, 2015). "SCAT wants more to ride bus". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1A. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Cervenka, Susanne (2 December 2010). "SCAT marks 18 years of increased ridership". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1B.